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EM-3278-MN · Emergency declaration

Bridge Collapse

Declared for Minnesota on Aug 21, 2007, covering 1 designated area. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

Aug 21, 2007declared
1areas designated
0open to household applications
$3.1Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodAug 1, 2007 – Aug 15, 2007DeclaredAug 21, 2007Closed outMar 14, 2012

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What an emergency declaration is

An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Hennepin CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—